Trine

See also: trine, triné, and trinë

English

Etymology

Probably an Americanized form of German Trein.

Proper noun

Trine (plural Trines)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Trine is the 41359^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 526 individuals. Trine is most common among White (94.3%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trine”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Danish

Proper noun

Trine

1. a female given name, short form of Katrine ( =Catherine)

German

Etymology

From an abbreviation of the personal name Katharina.

Noun

Trine f (genitive Trine, plural Trinen)

1. (colloquial, vulgar) a woman, a girl

   Synonyms: Braut, Kalle, Schnalle

Declension

Declension of Trine [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Trine	die	Trinen
genitive	einer	der	Trine	der	Trinen
dative	einer	der	Trine	den	Trinen
accusative	eine	die	Trine	die	Trinen

Derived terms

• Bauerntrine

References

• “Trine” in Duden online

Norwegian

Proper noun

Trine

1. a female given name from Danish of Danish origin